The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-02

running between New York and Cuba. She
VIII run all winter between BuckspOrt ana
New York.
One Of the largest parties for California
that ever left the East passed through Port
land from Bangor yesterday noon. IL was
under the direction Of Mr. A. w. Benson
and under the personal charge Of Mr. M. ID.
MOrseley, who has been his assistant for
some years past There were three full car
loads and nearly 100 passengers. The people
are PROVIDED 9 with the tourists sleeping cars,
ana VIII make but one change from Maine
10 Los Angeles, Cal. Among the people who
MAKE up the party are j. l.. Hayward, Miss
"A; NJ Gray, Miss Stanley, Mrs. Henry A.
Williams and daughter, William III. Leathers
and wife, Mrs. Byron Roberts, Miss M. f.
Reynolds, Mrs. Penney, Miss Welch, ali OF
bangor George +. Luce and wife, HermOn;
Mrs. Robert Stetson, Jennie M. Whitmore'
MILO; John l.. Dexter and wife, John T.
E, EEwei, S9;a.ngerryllle; A. ". Dawson and wife.
Preston y. Tarr and daughter. Pomona;
Mrs. A. Mills, Oldt0wn; T. j. Hill, Exeter;
q. l.. Croker and wife, Cutler; Mrs. Hay
lord and daughter, Colfax, Cal. A. b. Fin
son, hudson; II. r. Clark, r. M. Stevens,
Houlton, Fred Crook and James II. Skanks
and family, Of Portland.
The Bangor Commercial says: Many Of
our citizens are now receiving circulars from
parties In New York Offering 10 supply
counterfeit money for a reasonable sum. IL
ls the same old sawdust game and Is such
chestnut that nobody In this city will ever
be caught by it. We have In mind one Of
our citizens who some years ago, attempted
to expose" the counterfeiters. He sent on
his good United States money expecting 10
get the green goods In return and his disgust
when he received sawdust was very great
lie could do nothing about II, however, and
has since tiled no more exposures Of the sort
The Hamlln Guards Of Bangor are taking
q great interest In their organization and are
hitting up OnMercantile square one Of the best
arm0rieS In the State. 10 Is In the same
rooms as were formerly occupied by the
Jameson Guards. New rifle cases, ETC., are
being put In, while frescOing ana painting
viii give the room very neat appearance.
Military gentlemen who have visited ID com
plment the Guards very warmly on their
armory.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
+. II. Whitney, grocer, has sold out TO
James Clafin and f. A. Shepard j. Il.
Ames, OF the firm Of /. j. Preble q Co., has
sold TO l. j. Preble. +. l.. Rogers, grocer,
by w. g. Webber & Co.
At the Universalist church in Richmond,
Oct. 81, by Rev. Mr.. Little. Mr.. F. l.. Rogers
and Miss Augusta NJ. Talpey, both OF Rich
mOnd, were married.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Information was received this week from
Boston to the effect that Thomas leighton, a
native OF Millbridge, was found dead In his
bed Sunday morning. He had passed nearlx..
forty years OF his life In the Ur-sr..s-ssate
navy, and was lately discheTge,5 sfom the
training ship Saratoga. During his service
he had eircumnavigated the globe six times.
He was participant in the principal naval
engagements of the Mexican war, and also
served In the war OF the rebellion, and was
with Farragut at the taking Of New Orleans.
YORK COUNTY.
Lorenzo Norwood Of Biddeford got shot
In the head Monday from gun that John
Haley discharged at some cOots. Norwood
is likely to recover. and Haley Is likely 20 be
more careful In aiming at coots in future.
A fire at an early hour yesterday morning
In the dwelling house Of LOretus Il. Bick-
ford at Kennebunkport was extinguished
with loss Of the kitchen furniture and small
damage to building.
A lot Of Biddeford boys, who were cele-
brating cabbage night" broke the windows
In the house Of a man named Picard.
Picard's son caught one Of the boys, who in
the seuffie drew knife. gashed his pursuer's
lip and made off. 1t took several stitches to
close PlcaTd's wound.